A couple of hands - check my lines (PS $11)

[taipan168]

Hand 1 - 4th hand in, no reads. No way I can call this, right?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 (t1000)
MP3 (t2070)
CO (t1470)
Hero (t1470)
SB (t1160)
BB (t2090)
UTG (t1240)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, Q.
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 calls t20, 1 fold, MP2 calls t20, MP3 calls t20, 1 fold, Hero raises to t200, 2 folds, UTG calls t180, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds.

Flop: (t490) 2, 6, 5 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets t400, UTG calls t400.

Turn: (t1290) A (2 players)
UTG bets t640 (All-In), Hero folds.

Hand 2 - about 10 hands later, still no real reads apart from an increasing suspicion that UTG+1 is a donk. Maybe I should have raised preflop here but I hate playing ATs OOP when I've raised preflop, I think it increases the chance that you're up against AJ+ when your PF raise is called. This early, I'd rather complete and see if I can hit, is this bad?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP3 (t1075)
CO (t1530)
Button (t1455)
Hero (t840)
BB (t1370)
UTG (t1830)
UTG+1 (t1990)
MP1 (t2290)
MP2 (t1120)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, T.
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, 5 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 7, 7, A (4 players)
Hero bets t120, BB folds, UTG calls t120, UTG+1 calls t120.

Turn: (t480) Q (3 players)
Hero bets t690 (All-In)

[givememyleg]

Hand 1 - I probably wouldn't have raised 10x the bb, but I can see why you would raise so much with 4 limpers in front of you. I would probably pop it up to 140 or so. I would bet around 3/4 the pot like you did as well and when I get called I don't like it. As for the turn, if you weren't behind on the flop (say he flopped a set) you most likely are now. Without reads you don't know if he is a donk who can't fold AK or something.. I would hate it but I would fold too...

Hand 2 - You are short but you aren't totally dead with your stack. I complete also. I like the flop bet. The turn card may be bad for you because if you were afraid of AJ then now you're tied with it... but if one of them flat called with a 7 on the flop. It isn't the worst spot but I don't know if I want my last 700 chips going in here. I might check here and reevaluate.

[Staresy]

Agree with givememyleg.

Hand 1 - Raise is a little bit of overkill. I go 120, maybe 150.

Hand 2 - I play it the same as you.